Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga has lashed out at the former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, describing him as the most opportunistic and inconsistent politician in Nigeria’s history.
Onanuga’s comment came after Obi hinted in an interview on Arise TV that he would leave the African Democratic Congress (ADC) if the party’s internal processes were compromised.
Reacting to the comment, Onanuga wrote on X (Twitter): “Peter Obi, the peripatetic, opportunistic and inconsistent politician ever to operate in Nigeria hints that he may leave the ADC, the way he left APGA, PDP and Labour. Listen to him.”
Speaking during the interview aired on Monday, Obi had indicated he may leave the party if its internal processes are compromised.
He defended his history of moving between political parties, insisting that his decisions have always been guided by principle rather than convenience.
Responding to criticism that he often exits parties instead of fixing internal issues, Obi said his past departures were driven by a refusal to participate in flawed or unethical systems.
“I moved from APGA to the PDP because I had issues with my successor, the governor, who came after me. I will not allow it to become toxic and become destructive to his governance of the state. I moved out,” he said.
He added that his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party was due to irregularities in its internal processes.
“In PDP, I said it before, people were not playing by the rules, it was transactional, I cannot be part of transactional primary, I cannot be paying people to serve them, so I moved to Labour,” Obi stated.
The former Anambra State governor also accused the ruling party and the Federal Government of masterminding the crisis that led to his decision to leave the Labour Party, citing delays in recognition of a Supreme Court ruling.
“In Labour Party, Supreme Court decided against it in April, INEC did not recognise it until 7th of January, eight months after,” he said, adding that attempts were made to trap him in a dysfunctional system.
“They thought I would be there for the fire to burn me. When I now escape they will now say Peter Obi cannot stay to put out the fire which they put and then I left,” he added.
On his current position in the ADC, Obi said he remains committed but warned that he would not hesitate to act if similar issues arise.
“I am in ADC with the same people, some of whom I left in PDP and other parties but we are going through the same process, if that process is again compromised, I will speak out.” he said.
Obi stressed that integrity in political processes is non-negotiable for him, noting, “If I have to move twenty times, I will do it. You cannot use the process of yesterday to build tomorrow.
He also maintained that he has never engaged in electoral malpractice or influenced judicial outcomes.
“I’ve never been involved in any form of rigging. I’ve never been part of paying people in judiciary or anywhere to give me judgment I do not deserve,” he said.
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